HCCC Offers an Early-Registration Scholarship Incentive for Hudson County Residents Who Register for Spring 2018 Term by December 20, 2017

December 15, 2017, Jersey City, NJ – Hudson County residents
interested in pursuing college studies during the Spring 2018 term at Hudson
County Community College (HCCC) are encouraged to take advantage of a special
incentive – a scholarship of up to $3,000 to cover tuition and books for that
term. The scholarships are being made available through the Hudson County
Community College Foundation.

Eligible Hudson County residents registering as continuing or new
students in-person or online by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017 will be
entered into a random drawing for a scholarship of up to $3,000. An
adjustment will be applied to tuition and fees (registration, general service,
student activity, and technology fees) exclusively for the Spring 2018 term at
HCCC.

Applicants must be Hudson County residents and U.S. citizens or
permanent residents of the U.S.A.; returning students must be in good standing
with a $0 balance owed for prior terms; LEAP and LEAP Culinary students are not
eligible.

Hudson County Community College offers 64 degree and certificate
programs, including the acclaimed STEM, Nursing, Culinary Arts &
Hospitality Management, Criminal Justice, and Business courses. The 2017 Equality of Opportunity Project ranked
HCCC in the top 120 of 2,200 U.S. higher education institutions for social
mobility – the only community college in New Jersey’s top ten. The
College’s Culinary Arts program is ranked number eight in the U.S., and with
93.75% of graduates passing the NCLEX first time out, the HCCC Nursing program
is ranked number four among all New Jersey associate-degree, Registered Nursing
programs.

HCCC students pay a fraction of the cost
of tuition at a four-year college or university, and the College has one of the
most successful financial aid and scholarship programs in New Jersey, with over
80% of HCCC students receiving assistance.